Hi Jean-Louis, I have applied your patch. Unfortunatelly that didn't work either. I have attached one log and the amcheck -c someconfig output.
---amcheck---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- backup@chronos:~$ amcheck -c someconfig Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- ... ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 ERROR: localhost: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated ERROR: localhost: Application 'amsamba': exited with status 1 Client check: 55 hosts checked in 9.979 seconds. 15 problems found. ---log----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- backup@chronos:/var/log/amanda/client/something$ less Amsamba.20160420155143004.debug Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: pid 10415 ruid 34 euid 34 version 3.3.8: start at Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: Arguments: selfcheck Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: pid 10415 ruid 34 euid 34 version 3.3.8: rename at Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: application: Amsamba Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: warning: Use of uninitialized value $regex_match in pattern match (m//) at /usr/lib/amanda/application/amsamba line 91. Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: Arguments: selfcheck --message line --config someconfig --host localhost --disk //monster.someurl.de/austausch --device //monster.someurl.de/austausch --index line --record --amandapass /etc/amandapass Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: command: selfcheck Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: disk //monster.someurl.de/austausch Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: amsamba version 3.3.8 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: amsamba smbclient-version 4.3.8-Debian Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: /usr/bin/smbclient Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: amandapass: /etc/amandapass Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: password_wtr 4 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: password_rdr 3 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: warning: close() on unopened filehandle 1 at /usr/lib/amanda/application/amsamba line 427. Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: warning: close() on unopened filehandle 2 at /usr/lib/amanda/application/amsamba line 428. Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: execute: /usr/bin/smbclient /usr/bin/smbclient //monster.someurl.de/austausch -U backup -E -c quit Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: stderr: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: stderr: Domain=[SOMEULR] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.24] Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_utime : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_stime : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_maxrss : 23640 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_ixrss : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_idrss : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_isrss : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_minflt : 3847 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_majflt : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_nswap : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_inblock : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_oublock : 16 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_msgsnd : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_msgrcv : 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_nsignals: 0 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_nvcsw : 8 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: ru_nivcsw : 7 Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016: thd-0x1078200: Amsamba: pid 10415 finish time Wed Apr 20 15:51:43 2016 -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Jean-Louis Martineau [mailto:jmartin...@carbonite.com] Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. April 2016 15:21 An: Tobias Köck Cc: AMANDA users Betreff: Re: AW: AW: sendbackup: critical (fatal): error [no backup size line] Looks like smbclient expect to read the password twice. Can you try this patch. Jean-Louis On 20/04/16 05:27 AM, Tobias Köck wrote: > Hi Jean-Louis, > > sure. I have adjusted the password and some URLS/IPs. Relevant and activated > for amsama are the monster.someurl.de entries. > > # nas shares > //192.168.210.254/tempstorage backup%somepassword > //192.168.210.254/a2g_it backup%somepassword > //192.168.210.254/a2g_intern backup%somepassword > //192.168.210.254/backupgate backup%somepassword > //192.168.210.254/ftp backup%somepassword > //192.168.210.254/cust backup%somepassword > //192.168.210.254/clusterexp backup%somepassword > > #//charon2.someurl.de/charon2_shares backup%somepassword # > monster.someurl.de //monster.someurl.de/austausch backup%somepassword > //monster.someurl.de/big backup%somepassword > //monster.someurl.de/intern backup%somepassword > //monster.someurl.de/cust backup%somepassword > > # nooby nas > //nooby-nas.someurl.de/blubb-data backup%somepassword > > //monster.someurl.de/software backup%somepassword > //monster.someurl.de/sysadmin backup%somepassword > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Jean-Louis Martineau [mailto:jmartin...@carbonite.com] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. April 2016 18:12 > An: Tobias Köck > Cc: AMANDA users > Betreff: Re: AW: sendbackup: critical (fatal): error [no backup size > line] > > Can you post your /etc/amandapass file in attachment? > Substitute your password by a random string > > Jean-Louis > > On 19/04/16 11:47 AM, Tobias Köck wrote: >> Hey Jean-Louis, >> >> I tried your patch. If I run amcheck -c blubberdiblibb it gives me >> another error by not finding the password but I am sure I have >> included the password (and it's not empty) in the /etc/amandapass in >> the right format >> >> Logs: >> >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: pid 8732 ruid 34 >> euid 34 version 3.3.8: start at Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016 Tue Apr 19 >> 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: Arguments: selfcheck Tue Apr >> 19 >> 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: pid 8732 ruid 34 euid 34 >> version 3.3.8: rename at Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016 Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 >> 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: application: Amsamba >> >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: warning: Use of >> uninitialized value $regex_match in pattern match (m//) at >> /usr/lib/amanda/application/amsamba line 91. >> >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: Arguments: >> selfcheck --message line --config blubberdiblubb --host localhost >> --disk //monster.someurl.de/austausch --device >> //monster.someurl.de/austausch --index line --record --amandapass >> /etc/amandapass Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 >> 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: command: selfcheck Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 >> 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: disk //monster.someurl.de/austausch Tue >> Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: amsamba version 3.3.8 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: amsamba >> smbclient-version 4.3.8-Debian Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: >> Amsamba: /usr/bin/smbclient Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: >> Amsamba: amandapass: /etc/amandapass Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: >> thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: password_rdr 3 Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: >> thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: warning: close() on unopened filehandle 1 at >> /usr/lib/amanda/application/amsamba line 426. >> >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: password_wtr 4 Tue >> Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: warning: close() on unopened >> filehandle 2 at /usr/lib/amanda/application/amsamba line 427. >> >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: execute: >> /usr/bin/smbclient /usr/bin/smbclient //monster.someurl.de/austausch >> -U backup -E -c quit Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: >> stderr: WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated Tue Apr 19 >> 17:28:09 >> 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: smbclient: WARNING: The "syslog" option >> is deprecated Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: stderr: >> Error reading password from file descriptor 3: empty password Tue Apr 19 >> 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: smbclient: Error reading password >> from file descriptor 3: empty password Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: >> thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: stderr: >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: smbclient: >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: stderr: Domain=[someurl] >> OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.24] >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_utime : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_stime : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_maxrss : 23572 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_ixrss : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_idrss : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_isrss : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_minflt : 3839 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_majflt : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_nswap : 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_inblock : 0 Tue >> Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_oublock : 16 Tue Apr >> 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_msgsnd : 0 Tue Apr 19 >> 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_msgrcv : 0 Tue Apr 19 >> 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_nsignals: 0 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_nvcsw : 10 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: ru_nivcsw : 579 >> Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016: thd-0x18e0200: Amsamba: pid 8732 finish >> time Tue Apr 19 17:28:09 2016 >> >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >> Von: Jean-Louis Martineau [mailto:jmartin...@carbonite.com] >> Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. April 2016 12:38 >> An: Tobias Köck >> Cc: AMANDA users >> Betreff: Re: sendbackup: critical (fatal): error [no backup size >> line] >> >> There is no possible fix for the GNUTAR application (it is deprecated). >> If you switch to the 'amsamba' application, then the attached patch can fix >> it. >> Can someone test it? >> >> Jean-Louis >> >> On 19/04/16 05:50 AM, Tobias Köck wrote: >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> I got the same mentioned problem with the a newer Amanda Server and >>> a new smbclient >>> >>> - Package: amanda-server >>> Source: amanda >>> Version: 1:3.3.8-1 >>> Installed-Size: 890 >>> >>> - Package: smbclient >>> Source: samba >>> Version: 2:4.3.8+dfsg- >>> >>> - amstatus abc status >>> >>> sendbackup.20160419005647.debug:Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: >>> thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: critical (fatal): error [no backup >>> size line] >>> >>> - less sendbackup.20160419005647.debug >>> >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: pid 3141 >>> ruid 34 euid 34 version 3.3.8: start at Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016 Tue >>> Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: Version 3.3.8 Tue Apr >>> 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: pid 3141 ruid 34 euid 34 >>> version 3.3.8: rename at Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016 >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: Parsed request >>> as: program `GNUTAR' >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: >>> disk `//monster.someurl.de/dev' >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: >>> device `//monster.someurl.de/dev' >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: >>> level 0 >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: >>> since NODATE >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: >>> options `' >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: >>> datapath `AMANDA' >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: start: >>> localhost://monster.someurl.de/dev lev 0 Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: >>> thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: gnutar: backup of >>> \\monster.someurl.de\dev Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: >>> sendbackup: Spawning "/usr/bin/smbclient smbclient >>> "\\\\monster.someurl.de\\dev" -U backup -E -d0 -Tqca -" in pipeline Tue Apr >>> 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: gnutar: >>> /usr/bin/smbclient: pid 3144 Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: >>> sendbackup: Started backup Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: >>> sendbackup: Started index creator: "/bin/tar -tf - 2>/dev/null | sed -e >>> 's/^\.//'" >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: 118: >>> strange(?): Error reading password from file descriptor 7: empty password >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: 118: strange(?): >>> Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: 114: >>> normal(|): Domain=[someurl] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.24] Tue Apr >>> 19 >>> 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: 118: strange(?): >>> cli_setatr failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: >>> thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: 118: strange(?): tar:712 Total >>> bytes >>> received: 8196 Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: thd-0x5589cc151000: >>> sendbackup: Index created successfully Tue Apr 19 00:56:47 2016: >>> thd-0x5589cc151000: sendbackup: critical (fatal): error [no backup >>> size line] >>> /usr/lib/amanda/libamanda-3.3.8.so(+0x2a0e7)[0x7f6df2f270e7] >>> /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_logv+0x1f4)[0x7f6df1c08944] >>> /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_log+0x8f)[0x7f6df1c08b6f] >>> /usr/lib/amanda/sendbackup(parse_backup_messages+0x28c)[0x5589ca7352 >>> c c ] /usr/lib/amanda/sendbackup(main+0x14be)[0x5589ca732c8e] >>> /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0)[0x7f6df11e86 >>> 1 >>> 0 ] /usr/lib/amanda/sendbackup(_start+0x29)[0x5589ca733d59] >>> >>> - As mentioned before it works with >>> smbclient_4.1.17+dfsg-2+deb8u1_amd64.deb >>> >>> Is there a solution in planing? It's not really a good thing to use a >>> forced downgrade from smbclient. >>> >>> Greetings and thanks >>> Tobias >>>